Who do you admire most?

• Grandmother
• Grandfather
• Mother
• Father
• Teacher
• Friend

What makes you admire them?

Someday, someone will ask your baby who they admire most. What can you do today to earn your baby’s admiration, love and respect?

Protect your baby. Play it safe: Offer only breastmilk or formula for the first 6 months. Babies are not developed enough to digest solid food until around 6 months of age. Offering solid food and cereal in a bottle is a choking hazard.

Wrap feedings in love. Keep your bond strong by cuddling with your baby during feedings. When your baby hears your heart and feels your skin, they feel safe. Bottle propping can lead to a steady flow of milk that may cause choking.

Make good decisions. Your baby is counting on you to make good decisions for them. A slow transition from bottle to cup starting around 6 months of age makes the change from bottle to cup happy and stress free.

Click the link below for more tips to ease your baby’s transition from bottle to the cup.

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Which of these actions will you try this week?

• One and done. Aim to be done with bottles around your baby’s first birthday. The longer they use a bottle, the more attached they will be to it.
• Monkey see, monkey do. Your “mini-me” wants to be just like you. Get two identical cups. You sip first, then help your baby sip, too. What a thrill to be just like mom!
• Child’s play. Give babies an empty cup during playtime. Let them handle it so they are more accepting of it at mealtimes.
• Change of heart. Your baby may love the cup one day and demand a bottle the next. Stay the course, smart momma.